ESCORENA Network on the web is a European initiative to enhance sustainable agricultural development and food security by improving the use of information, communication, and associated technologies. The overall aim is to enable ESCORENA members, its partners and users to exchange opinions, experiences, good practices and resources related to agriculture research, and to ensure that the knowledge created is effectively shared and used in the European region and worldwide.

1 - 5 December, 2008
4th Symposium on Natural Fibres: Full Use and Applications (FIBRATEC 2008) and 1st Workshop on Vegetable Fibers Advantage and Crops Residues (APROFIB 2008)
Havana City, Cuba
Both Symposia FIBRATEC 2008 and APROFIB 2008 are organized within the 14 CCIA (14th Scientific Convention on Engineering and Architecture) which includes events that have proved successful on previous occasions and new ones, and it covers the most important issues concerned with the scientific, technological, pedagogical and managerial development of engineering and architecture. Prestigious experts, well known in Cuba and abroad, will give lectures on interesting topics. In each event there will be not only round tables to discuss general issues, but also panels, oral presentation of open topics, as well as exhibition of posters and videos.
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28 September – 1 October, 2008
Consultation meeting of the Inter-regional Research Network of Cotton, Alexandroupoli, Greece
Scientists from 15 member countries have been invited to present their research work on cotton and take part in the network activities. The aim of the meeting is reviewing and evaluation of present activities and programming the future ones.
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July 21-23, 2008
FAO/ESCORENA International Conference on Flax and Other Bast Plants.
Saskatoon, Canada
The Conference is organized by the Saskatchewan Flax Development Commission (SaskFlax), FAO/ESCORENA European Cooperative Research Network on Flax and other Bast Plants.
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July 12-13, 2008
Buffalo Reproduction Satellite Meeting of the ICAR 2008, Budapest, Hungary
The aims of the meeting are to promote the development of buffalo reproduction research, to draw the attention of the scientific community and international organizations to this field and to facilitate communication among colleagues.
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April 10-12, 2008.
European Regional Workshop "Internet-based communication support for ESCORENA Thematic Knowledge Networks in Agriculture"
Institute of Natural Fibres (INF), Poznan, Poland.
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February 20-22, 2008.
Regional training workshop for portal managers and coordinators of thematic communities in the AW Network
Godollo, Hungary
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November 15-17, 2007.
The 6th International Seminar on changes in sheep and goat farming systems at the beginning of the 21st Century (research, tools, methods and initiatives in favour of a sustainable development)
Ponte de Lima, Portugal
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